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London Writers' Salon#144: Eleanor Anstruther – The Book Industry Rejected Me. So I Built My Own Audience on Substack; Serialising Online, Writing Literary Fiction; Being an Independent Artist, Creating Your Artist DNAWhat if the traditional publishing world says “no”? Eleanor Anstruther—acclaimed novelist and creator of The Literary Obsessive—shares her bold leap into indie publishing, serialising fiction and memoir on Substack, and why you need an Artist DNA to draw an audience.We discuss: Her aristocratic background and experience living in a communeNavigating rejection and the pivot to serialising work onlineThe realities (and surprises) of building a paid readership on SubstackAdvice for writers considering serialisation and indie publishingHow to build a creative communityPractical tips: drafting, book sales, pricing subscriptions, and more*ABOUT ELEANOR ANSTRUTHE...2025-05-101h 00
Write More with Simon K JonesThree readings and a chat about genreOn Saturday evening I had an impromptu conversation with Ben Wakeman and Eleanor Anstruther. We each read a piece of our writing, and then have a good old chat. Today’s video is a slightly edited and whittled-down version of that conversation.The readings:* An excerpt from ‘The Writer’ by me, from Tales from the Triverse. You can read the whole thing here.* An excerpt from In Judgment Of Others by Eleanor. You can buy it here.* An excerpt from The Memory of my Shadow by Ben. More on that one here.2025-02-0335 min